Health
COVID-19
Health expenses for the poorest
The pandemic is expected to interrupt the progress made towards universal health coverage in several countries over the last two decades
By Redação
ACADEMY
Doctor takes over as new USP dean
Doctor Carlos Carlotti Junior will be the dean of the University of São Paulo
By Redação
Demographics
Discoveries about the past
Early demographic data show that 20% of households were headed by women in colonial Brazil
Public policy
Fine-tuned communication
Technological development favors urban safety and the fight against drug trafficking
Public policy
A bridge to security
Dialogue between academia and police stimulates development of security policies
Data
Public R&D funding in São Paulo
A FAPESP survey on R&D activities carried out in São Paulo in 2018 offers a precise distinction between who funds and who conducts R&D in the state, and how much the government contributes at different levels The graphs above show that the business sector conducts the most R&D, but the government sector contributes just as... View Article
By Redação
Careers
Time to face the numbers
Economic crisis and high unemployment rate boost the number of FIES debtors
Higher education
Turbulence on the horizon for postgraduate education
Uncertainties arise as assessment of Brazilian graduate programs goes to court
Urban planning
3D favelas
How researchers are using laser scanning technology to digitally map informal settlements in Brazil
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances Jones